The Sunday Times | 3 April 2016
Several rice cultivars developed in Sri Lanka are cultivated at a considerable scale in 15 other countries across the globe to meet their demand of hunger. This global mission of Sri Lankan rice has been carried out through the cooperation of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Philippines. Read more
Friday, April 8, 2016
IRRI says low global rice inventory a threat
Malaya | 1 April 2016
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) yesterday warned of thinning rice stocks across Asia that could lead to higher prices in the region, including in the Philippines. Read more
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) yesterday warned of thinning rice stocks across Asia that could lead to higher prices in the region, including in the Philippines. Read more
IRRI mulls exchange programme with IGAU
The Pioneer | 5 April 2016
Staff and students of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU), Raipur may soon get a chance to visit International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, Philippines. Read more
Staff and students of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU), Raipur may soon get a chance to visit International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, Philippines. Read more
Opinion: Cambodian rice industry endangered by bad policy
Asia Sentinel | 5 April 2016
It wasn’t until the 1990s that Cambodia, for the first time in three decades, returned to self-sufficiency with assistance from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, which reestablished indigenous rice varieties from its seed bank in Los Banos, in the Philippines. Read more
It wasn’t until the 1990s that Cambodia, for the first time in three decades, returned to self-sufficiency with assistance from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, which reestablished indigenous rice varieties from its seed bank in Los Banos, in the Philippines. Read more
Drought-resistant palay pushed
Philippine Daily Inquirer | 6 April 2016
The International Rice Research Institute yesterday called on rice farmers to try drought-tolerant varieties as the El Niño weather phenomenon continued to threaten farmers’ livelihood and the country’s food security. Read more
The International Rice Research Institute yesterday called on rice farmers to try drought-tolerant varieties as the El Niño weather phenomenon continued to threaten farmers’ livelihood and the country’s food security. Read more
Mekong megadrought erodes food security
Science Magazine | 6 April 2016
Several factors reduced the Mekong to a trickle this year, says Leocadio Sebastian, regional program leader for the International Rice Research Institute’s office in Hanoi. Read more
Several factors reduced the Mekong to a trickle this year, says Leocadio Sebastian, regional program leader for the International Rice Research Institute’s office in Hanoi. Read more
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Drought tolerant rice varieties offered to Asian farmers struggling with El Niño’s low rainfall
Genetic Literacy Project | 6 April 2016
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have been working together to breed and disseminate seeds of drought-tolerant rice varieties that can better survive the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. Read more
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have been working together to breed and disseminate seeds of drought-tolerant rice varieties that can better survive the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. Read more
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